There were 6,057 white students enrolled in Cochise County schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 3.3% decrease from from the 6,263 white students in the previous school year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.
Data showed that Cochise County welcomed 18,140 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students made up 33.4% of the student body making them the second most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 57 schools in Cochise County, Buena High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 802 students, making up 43.8% of the school’s total student body.
In 2022 Arizona had roughly one teacher for every 19 students, compared to the national average of one teacher for 16 students. Teachers handling a higher number of students was found to have negative consequences for students’ school performance.
WalletHub claimed Arizona’s school system ranked among the worst across U.S. for class size, performance, funding, safety, and instructors’ credentials.
Some data provided by the Arizona Department of Education may be incomplete due to the Family and Educational Rights and Privacy Act.
| School name | % of White Students | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Buena High School | 43.8% | 1,833 |
| Douglas High School | 1.3% | 1,407 |
| Joyce Clark Middle School | 42.9% | 669 |
| Leman Academy of Excellence-Sierra Vista | 44.3% | 592 |
| Benson Primary School | 60.4% | 556 |
| Tombstone High School | 53.7% | 451 |
| Coronado Elementary School | 58.6% | 444 |
| Benson High School | 67.3% | 443 |
| Palominas Elementary School | 59.8% | 425 |
| Town and Country Elementary School | 48.7% | 423 |
| Huachuca Mountain Elementary School | 56% | 414 |
| Willcox High School | 31.8% | 399 |
| Village Meadows Elementary School | 40.2% | 393 |
| Pueblo Del Sol Elementary School | 38.6% | 383 |
| Willcox Elementary School | 25.3% | 371 |
| Bereran Academy | 44.7% | 360 |
| Bisbee High School | 18.5% | 352 |
| Center for Academic Success #5 | 48.6% | 352 |
| Willcox Middle School | 27.4% | 303 |
| St. David Elementary School | 82.5% | 303 |
| Carmichael Elementary School | 25.9% | 297 |
| Benson Middle School | 61.9% | 294 |
| Bella Vista Elementary School | 34.7% | 285 |
| Huachuca City School | 49.2% | 262 |
| General Myer Elementary School | 53.8% | 253 |
| Colonel Smith Middle School | 52.6% | 247 |
| Greenway Primary School | 22.6% | 212 |
| Walter J. Meyer School | 57.1% | 154 |
| Center for Academic Success the #1 | 45% | 151 |
| Pearce Elementary School | 42% | 143 |
| St. David High School | 84% | 125 |
| Lowell School | 32.8% | 116 |
| Elfrida Elementary School | 32.1% | 106 |
| Valley Union High School | 69.8% | 106 |
| Pomerene Elementary School | 85.3% | 102 |
| PPEP TEC – Colin L. Powell Learning Center | 33.3% | 93 |
| Cochise Elementary School | 63.5% | 85 |
| Mcneal Elementary School | 70.5% | 44 |
| Bowie Elementary School | 26.2% | 42 |
| Double Adobe Elementary School | 68.8% | 32 |
| Ash Creek Elementary | 67.7% | 31 |
